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How spontaneous dancing is a creative gift to yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When my daughter was three her she\u2019d dance wildly on the rug in our living room. Clutching a bear in each hand, aa spare stuffed down the front of her tutu, she\u2019d jump up and down, arms (and bears) waving. I\u2019d join her, the two of us grooving to the beat, the effect lingering on, a feeling of something having been cracked open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because when you move for the sheer pleasure of it you unlock a part of yourself that doesn\u2019t always get enough airtime and is entirely creative.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How spontaneous dancing is a creative gift to yourself When my daughter was three her she\u2019d dance wildly on the rug in our living room. Clutching a bear in each hand, aa spare stuffed down the front of her tutu, she\u2019d jump up and down, arms (and bears) waving. 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